tropical cyclone

noun

: a cyclone originating in the tropics
specifically : hurricane

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Additionally, forecasters predict an area of low pressure is currently sitting over the Atlantic near Puerto Rico and Hispaniola that has about a 20% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next seven days. Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Extreme rapid intensification is a level higher than the usual requirements, with an increase in a tropical cyclone’s maximum sustained winds by 58 miles per hour or more within 24 hours. Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024 Hurricane season still swirling:Rafael could threaten US later this week Patty no longer a tropical cyclone The hurricane center said Monday that Patty is no longer a tropical storm or cyclone in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024 The system, which is moving eastwards in the opposite direction to the U.S., has the same likelihood of becoming a tropical cyclone across the next 7 days. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tropical cyclone 

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tropical cyclone was in 1851

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“Tropical cyclone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20cyclone. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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